Brain and spinal cord abnormalities in multiple sclerosis: Correlation between MRI parameters, clinical subtypes and symptoms

Brain

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 687-697

  Lycklama A Nijeholt G J ^a   Van Walderveen, M A A ^a   Castelijns, J A ^a   Van Waesberghe, J H T M ^a   Polman, C ^a   Scheltens, P ^a   Rosier, P F W M ^b   Jongen, P J H ^b   Barkhof, F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinicoradiological correlation; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SYMPTOM; UROLOGY; VARIANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RECURRENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031966431     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.4.687     Document Type: Article

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